Since I wasn’t losing money I couldn’t afford, I lifted my eyes to hers.“I called my lawyer.”
“Which one, the business attorney or the family one?”
“The Family one.He needs to know.”
“What did he say?”she asked.
My shoulder went up.“Not to worry about it.”It was a little stronger than that.His exact words were, “It’s taken care of.”
Kat leaned back in her chair.She picked at a loose thread near the seam.“Did you ask him about Ringo?”
“Why should I?”
Her reaction was to mutter incomprehensibly to herself sarcastically.Finally, she finished with, “Oh, I don’t know, maybe because he strikes me as a hood?”
I gave her my full attention and mimicked her nonchalant pose.“Why?”
“Aside from your admission last night, the knife thing.Why does he carry?”
I couldn’t tell her that.“What else do you have?”
“Ellie.Don’t you get the hint?Even Pornstach didn’t carry a knife.”
“How do you know that?”He obviously had a gun.Maybe more than one.My gut twisted.
“Are you saying he did?”
That shot of Jameson had worn off hours ago.I contemplated what I could drink that would be stronger.“I’m saying that he?—”
A knock stopped my lie.
“You better be bearing Thin Mints and Vodka, otherwise I’m tossing your ass to the curb!”
Molly peeked her head around the door.“Uh, I don’t have candy, but your boyfriend is out front.”
Kat’s face puckered.
“Is he drinking?”I asked.
Molly stuttered an affirmative.“Is that bad?”
No, I preferred him off guard.And I was done torturing the staff.Molly hadn’t done anything wrong.“Make sure he gets top shelf, and ring it up under my code.”
Kat groaned.“Eco-boost Mustang,” she muttered reminding me of the sports car I bought Johnny.
Molly’s eyes went a little wide.“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”I motioned for her to get moving and shut the door behind her.Only after I heard the click did I address Kat’s issues.“He’s buying Conti Commercial, Inc.I don’t have a problem tossing a hundred bucks at that.”
“He’s buying it?The whole company?”Kat’s disbelief was palpable.
“The company he works for is.It’s the same one Allie’s husband works for.”
Kat sat back.A little, “oh” squeaked out.“It’s legit?”
She said it as if Allie could do no wrong.Kat needed a good knock on the head.I stared at the room, remembering something my lawyer once said about my grandfather.“While it is legit, monopolies and money sometimes have ways of getting muddy.”
Her jaw gaped.“Ellie!”
